Shinka no Mi

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It was a dangerous place for many monsters to live and compete for survival on a daily basis.

All the monsters who survived because of the harsh environment were powerful, and there was a danger of destruction in an instant if they went out into the world.

Near the forest, there was a village where people lived, and the forest and neighboring countries had formed regular crusaders to protect the peace of their citizens.

Otherwise, I could hardly live near this forest.

In such a forest, one man, Eust Hollers, an S-class adventurer, was asked to visit the forest.

Gahhhhhhhh!

"At all... I don't know what to do."

What he was dealing with was a monster called "Crazy Bear," a powerful S-Class presence that was originally a threat at the level of a national army dispatched.

In the kingdom of Wienburg, which was able to destroy such a swarm of S-Class monsters, the adventurers at Alliance Headquarters and the soldiers who were fighting them on a daily basis were unusual and did not change that their presence was a threat in other countries.

Crazy Bear waves his tough arms and the surrounding trees are cut in an instant.

However, even before such an attack, Eust could afford not to panic.

"That's just what they call a dangerous forest.I can't believe all the monsters attacked are S-Class...! "

Gahhhhhhhh!

Crazy Bear, who has been overwhelmingly confident in his strength, has been unable to understand the man who keeps avoiding in front of him.

Instead of hitting it, Crazy Bear accelerates the attack without slowing down.

At the same time, however, it led to a severe loss of health, and Crazy Bear began to look tired.

"This time I'd like to miss it more than usual... it's about time!"

"Guaaaaa!?"

Crazy Bear can't cope with a sword swinging in an instant, and he easily slashes his right arm.

Crazy Bear was confused by the fact that he had hitherto been at the top of the forest and had not felt threatened.

And Eust couldn't have missed that gap.

"I'm sorry."

Gua-

Shortly after the roar, Crazy Bear disappeared as a particle of light.

"Phew... knocking it down or knocking it down will come out."

Eust took a breath from defeating Crazy Bear and sighed unexpectedly.

"It's usually a job done by soldiers of the country, but it's not the time."

As Yoast was right, most countries had fallen into the hands of the Kaiser Empire, and the countries to which Yoast belonged had also been occupied by the Kaiser Empire without exception.

As a result, the formation of the army was also restricted, thus exposing dangerous areas and adjacent villages to threats, which were mediated by the Adventurers Guild as a request from the State to prevent.

However, only Eust, who has a branch in the country, can properly fulfill the request, and inevitably Eust will accept the request.

"Anyway, I can't leave you alone... I really don't like war."

Basically, Alliance adventurers are never driven into a national war.I have a request, but I was able to decline.

This is because the Alliance exists as a special position that does not belong to any country.

Of course, patriots may participate in wars, but they were not coercive.

Instead, they were obliged to help non-human threats… in the event of monsters or natural disasters.

Especially if there is damage from monsters, you can ask an adventurer in any cold village.

Originally, in a village with scarce funds, it was very likely that even if monster damage occurred, it would not be possible to prepare enough funds to ask the Alliance, but the Alliance would compensate for it.

Therefore, when the monster was damaged, I was able to make a request without risk.

As an Alliance and an Adventurer, the privileges overlapped, and many countries were able to establish a special position.

Nevertheless, the request that Eust is receiving now is to thin out the forest monster before the damage occurs, and the state often took the initiative in this, not the adventurer.

Collect the dropped items, and the breathtaking Eust speaks towards the void.

"So... how long have you been watching?"

"----hahaha, wonderful."

Suddenly, darkness seeped into the space and a man appeared from there.

The man wears a deep hood and can't read his expression.

This man was the "god" of the [Demon Order] - "Mirror Weird" Genpel.

Genpel claps and talks to Eust.

"I'll name it anyway. I'm Genpel.He is a god of the [Magic Order].You must be the Eust Horrors of the Unparalleled, right? "

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"Hmm... you seem pretty alert, but don't worry.I didn't want to fight you for anything. "

"... what?"

For Yoast, the [Demon Order] was the target of the first meeting between the Kingdom of Wimbleburg and the Demon King, bringing monsters and even Routier, the daughter of the Demon King, and it was no exaggeration to say that it was an enemy.

"What do you want from me?I have nothing to do with you. "

"Huhahahaha! I think he hated it a lot again.What, it's not that hard.I'm just here to solicit. "

!?

Eust opened his eyes to Genpel's words.

"We're always short of talent.Especially recently, I hear that the number is decreasing due to the existence of mysteries.You can raise them from scratch, but I want someone who can fight them right away.Yes, like you. "

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"You may be confused by the sudden suggestion, but don't worry.You have been chosen as a new human being! "

"A new humanity?"

Eust snorts his neck at words he can't hear, and Genpel continues to look drunk.

"That's right! Now, the existence in many worlds is created not only by the demons, but also by the power of the false gods who have many fears against the demons.But the wreckage of the old age sold the demon to the false gods, and as a result the demon was sealed, and the wreckage of the old age reigned in the world.But if we bring the demon down again, all of it will be purified!The wreckage of the old age will be destroyed, and a new era of demons will come!As one of those prosperous newcomers, I'm here to welcome you! "

"I see... in other words, once your gods and demons are resurrected, the people who live now will disappear."

"That's true. Besides, the demon has already been resurrected.All you have to do is build up your strength and pacify the world with all your might!Come under us now. "

"No thanks."

"... what?"

With a calm attitude, Eust said so.

"I don't care what you believe, and I'm not interested.But I can't really agree with the idea of erasing people who are desperately alive right now. "

"Why? People aren't just fighting.This star is not the only one.Even far beyond the end and dimensions of the universe, the struggle continues.Why is that? It's easy.Humans are filled with greed, and perhaps the noble earth created by the demons sweeps up the stars as their own territory.Everything in this world belongs to the devil...However, if the demon reaches the top again, all rights will belong to the demon.In the era of the new humans, there will be no more such struggles. "

"But you are also the cause of the struggle.You're just like us, the remnants of that old age.You're causing an unnecessary struggle. "

"No, no. Our deeds are not contentions.We are solemnly discharging the undecided.However, the fools who do not accept it resist, and as a result it becomes a struggle.Those who have not been chosen must simply accept the judgment to be made.That's the end of a lustful of meat. "

"Then I can't agree with you."

"What do you mean?"

"You don't seem to understand me as an adventurer when it comes to soliciting."

Eust turned a strong eye to Genpel.

"We adventurers live in lust.... the people at Guild HQ are amazing. "

Eust smiled bitterly, remembering the faces of Tel Vail's guild.

"It's not always bad to ask for something.Of course, you should be judged for what you can't do to make a world of people... but why can't you really be judged by the guild there?Anyway, there must be something more or less desirable for people.I'm human, but I don't hate this craving.There are a lot of irrational things in the world, but can you say that you live by living in a world where there is no desire and nothing happens? "

"The people of this world once wanted it and sought the protection of the devil.What are you saying now? "

"... yes, our ancestors chose an easy path and were abandoned by the gods as a result.That's why I learned that we really live. "

"I don't understand. After all, your words are nothing but beautiful.As a result of their abandonment, they were subjected to unnecessary irrationality.And he that suffereth his reason hath hated the world, and desireth destruction.I got the feeling that you're going to live. "

"Maybe, but at least I need desire right now.So I'm sorry, but I can't take your suggestion. "

Eust to tell you clearly.

After that, Genpel stared at Eust for a while, but eventually sighed.

"Hah... you still say the same thing to them."

"They...?"

"Other S-class adventurers."

!?

"They also rejected it, even though they were chosen as part of the new humanity.As far as I'm concerned, I wish you'd been honest with me... but I have no idea who these adventurers are.Thanks to me, I was able to exercise my abilities.As a result, most S-class adventurers have descended beneath us. "

"Ha!?"

Eust couldn't believe Genpel's words.

If Genpel's words were true, most S-Class adventurers would have fallen into the hands of the [Demons].

It was not very believable to Eust, who knew their strengths well.

"... if it were true, I would have missed it here, but it's not going to work either."

"Miss it? Say something funny. That's a good word the strong say.It's not the word of the weak. "

"Really? Whatever, I'll let you take it down here...!"

To find out about the S-class adventurers, Eust had to defeat Genpel.

And Yoast is the strongest S-class adventurer with enough strength to be called "unrivalled."

Normally, Eust himself understood that and was not willing to lose.

But...

Haah!

"I'm just saying, the most powerful S-class adventurer."

"Ha!?"

My God, Genpel didn't even try to avoid Eust's attack, but he took it.

As a result, Eust's sword easily tears Genpel's body apart into two pieces.

"What....."

"What's the matter? Is it over now?"

!?

Turning to the voice in a hurry, Genpel, who was supposed to have just been slashed, stood there as if nothing had happened.

Moreover, the body of Genpel, who was cut to death, remains.

In this strange situation, Eust rests his sword as soon as he calms down.

"I don't know what it is, but if you come back many times, I'll just kill you until you can't come back.Looks like an amateur to me. "

As Eust said, Genpel's behavior was not the movement of a man accustomed to fighting, but how many times such a man came back to life, no matter how many people appeared, Eust had no intention of losing.

"Hahahaha! Sure, I'm not that good at fighting.That's why I didn't think I'd be able to compete with "unrivalled". "

If so, will you surrender like this?

"No way! If there's no one lined up, just like your nickname, you should have it ready."

"What the hell..."

It was the moment when Eust tried to spin his words.

Next to Genpel, the darkness gradually gathers.

It's gradually taking shape...

"That's... stupid...!?"

Well, "Madame Double" ― goodbye.

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After all, S-Class adventurers don't get along honestly.

Genpel, who had achieved his purpose, had come to another place to achieve a new purpose.

"If it's true, you can swear allegiance to the demon with the will of the other side... but I can't help it.That's because it's easy to handle. "

As Genpel said in his conversation with Eust, he has already made contact with most S-Class adventurers and achieved his goals.

"It seems that Utis is replenishing his power at the behest of the demons, but he still doesn't have enough.I would have liked Destra and Vitol to help me... hmm "

As for Genpel, it was hard to believe that Destra or Vitol had been hit, but as Jutis had told me, it was more likely that he had already been hit.

"... is there a threat to us?Even Judith doesn't know who he really is... but when it comes to strong men in this world, he's like the Sword Knight, the Magic Saint, and the S-Class Adventurer.But I don't think an S-Class adventurer can defeat Vitore or Destra.Regarding the "Magic Saint", he said that Utis planted seeds... but how strong was the "Sword Knight"? "

The more I thought about it, the deeper the mystery, and Genpel sighed.

"Ha... well. This is how we can bring in potential S-Class adventurers to eliminate the threat and replenish the force simultaneously.This will lighten the burden on Utis a bit. "

Genpel, who had been walking for a while, called out to the person who was waiting in front of him.

"So, you're the only one left - Empress Thunder."

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The last S-class adventurer - "The Thunder Empress" - Elemina Kisa Wimble confronted Genpel with a sharp expression.

"Looks like you've been sniffing around a lot about us, huh?"

"... yeah, I've been looking into you a lot."

"Then let's talk. How about that?Why don't you join us? "

In response to Genpel's suggestion, when she opened her eyes slightly, she immediately smiled.

"Fufu... you know I was looking for you, but you don't know why."

Hmm?

"I'm moving to stop you.That's why you're done here. "

"Hah... you can understand our lofty thoughts again... well.That extra consciousness is unnecessary.You will also serve as our foundation. "

"You can say whatever you want...!"

That's what Elemina said when she wrapped the lightning around her right hand and hit the ground.

"'Thunder Needle Pillar'!"

Then the sharp thunderbolts of lightning emerged from the ground one after the other from where Jeremiah was holding hands and headed towards Genpel.

The technique was the same magic as that used by Roberto, son of Jeremina, in the in-school confrontation at Barbados Magic School, but the scale and power were staggering.

However, Genpel still can't afford to lose his attitude in front of such magic.

"Excellent! The Eust Horrors and other S-Class Adventurers make you worthy of being used as Demon Tokens!"

"Nh... wipe it out!"

Not to mention pushing it further, Elemina also activated a magic spell called "Thunderstorm" that drops lightning from the sky.

And Genpel was subjected to Elemina's magic, and in an instant his body became extinguished charcoal.

"... what does that power mean?"

"----haha, do you care?"

Genpel, who was supposed to have wiped out the charcoal, appeared again intact as if nothing had happened from behind the corpse.

"Well, if you're going to be one of us, you'll have a chance to see it from now on.Get down on us. "

"I don't know what the power is, but you think you won? --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

With lightning armor all over her body, Elemina looks sharply at Genpel.

"I have a lot to ask you."

"Well, I don't have anything in particular."

Ugh!

Elemina used her magical powers to attack Genpel.